Category: news/the_princeton_packet
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Deal reached on subsidized parking at Princeton Public Library
The Princeton Public Library will soon resume offering two free hours of parking to patrons under a new agreement between township and borough. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Cooking fire damages Montgomery apartment
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — A cooking fire Monday afternoon at the Princeton Hill Apartment complex on Blue Spring Road left four units uninhabitable. Flames were coming from four windows of a first-floor apartment in one of the complex’s buildings when firefighters arrived at the scene, according to Gene Keller, deputy chief of…
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Married by the mayor and $100 poorer
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh’s duties in performing marriage ceremonies is set to receive some official legislative updating. Township Council introduced an ordinance Monday outlining the financial procedures for people getting married by West Windsor’s executive. Couples wishing to get married at the Municipal Building will have to pay…
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The snowfall shortfall was a windfall for area towns
A mild winter behind him, Chris Torres of the Princeton Township Public Works Department shows off part of the remaining stock of rock salt at the township holding facility. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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POLICE BLOTTER, April 8
Princeton Township Angel Rivera-Agnosto, 41, of South Broad Street, Trenton, was charged with hindering arrest, driving with a suspended registration and being an unlicensed driver, after his car was stopped on Route 206 about 11:47 p.m. Saturday. Police said the driver provided an out-of-country license in the name of Jose M. Rios. That person was…
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The snowfall shortfall was a windfall for area towns
By Greg Forester, Staff Writer It may be a source of consternation for schoolchildren, but the string of milder winters in recent years have been a welcome gift to area municipalities, especially in face of reduced state aid and higher fuel costs. For public works employees, the lack of snowfall and warmer temperatures seem to…
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YMCA stressing ‘family’ in drive for new members
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer Membership at the Princeton Family YMCA has been decreasing for the past few years, but the organization’s board of directors and staff are making efforts to reverse the trend. ”The reality is there are options here really pretty close by that offer our community’s residents an opportunity to get a…
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Aspiring farmer, 14, lobbies against state agriculture cuts
By Katie Wagner, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Luke Johnson feels strongly about keeping farming in New Jersey, so strongly that he missed almost an entire school day to urge the state Legislature not to eliminate the state Department of Agriculture, as proposed by Gov. Jon Corzine, or any agricultural programs. The Montgomery High School freshman…
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Aspiring farmer, 14, lobbies against state agriculture cuts
Luke Johnson, 14, at work on the family’s farm in Montgomery Township last week. Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski
